astronomical unit to light year
Please provide values below to convert astronomical unit [AU] to light year [ly], or change ↔.
astronomical unit [AU]
Definition: A unit of length used to measure distances within our solar system, defined as the mean distance between the Earth and the Sun, approximately 149.6 million kilometers.
Historyandorigin: The concept of the astronomical unit was introduced in the 19th century as a standard for measuring celestial distances.
CurrentUse: Commonly used in astronomy to describe distances between celestial bodies within our solar system.
funfact: One AU is equivalent to about 93 million miles!
light year [ly]
Definition: The distance that light travels in one year in a vacuum, approximately 9.461 trillion kilometers.
Historyandorigin: First coined in the 19th century, the light-year was introduced to describe vast distances in the universe.
CurrentUse: Used by astronomers to express distances between stars and galaxies.
funfact: A light year is a measure of distance, not time!
astronomical unit [AU] to light year [ly] Conversion Table
| 1 astronomical unit [AU] | 0.0000158125 light year [ly] |
| 2 astronomical unit [AU] | 0.000031625 light year [ly] |
| 3 astronomical unit [AU] | 0.0000474375 light year [ly] |
| 5 astronomical unit [AU] | 0.0000790625 light year [ly] |
| 10 astronomical unit [AU] | 0.0001581251 light year [ly] |
| 50 astronomical unit [AU] | 0.0007906254 light year [ly] |
| 100 astronomical unit [AU] | 0.0015812507 light year [ly] |
| 1000 astronomical unit [AU] | 0.0158125074 light year [ly] |
| 10000 astronomical unit [AU] | 0.1581250741 light year [ly] |
| 100000 astronomical unit [AU] | 1.5812507409 light year [ly] |
| 1000000 astronomical unit [AU] | 15.812507409 light year [ly] |
How to Convert astronomical unit to light year
1 astronomical unit [AU] = 0.0000158125 light year [ly]
1 light year [ly] = 63241.077088 astronomical unit [AU]
we use cross multiplication method
astronomical unit [AU] → light year [ly]
1 → 0.0000158125
1.5 → ?( suppose x)
=>1.5*0.0000158125=1*x
by simplifying
x=0.0000237188